IBM researchers on Tuesday said they have discovered a way to make Earth-friendly plastic from plants that could replace petroleum-based products tough on the environment. The breakthrough promises biodegradable plastics made in a way that saves on energy, according to…
L’heure est cruciale pour la République démocratique du Congo. Autant elle doit réunir toutes les conditions optimales pour atteindre le point d’achèvement et accéder au Programme PPTE pour bénéficier de la réduction de la dette extérieure, autant le Gouvernement est…
More than 350 residents of a Pompton Lakes neighborhood beset with groundwater pollution began suing DuPont and another company Thursday seeking financial damages on claims they have lost property values. The complaints also want DuPont to provide medical monitoring of…
The Niger Delta is one of the world's 10 most important wetland and coastal marine ecosystems and is home to about 31 million people. Its huge oil deposits have been extracted for years by the Nigerian govenment and multinational oil…
The fight to weed out hunger across the Corn Belt has officially begun. Weeding out Hunger, a new campaign sponsored by Halex GT corn herbicide and Syngenta Crop Protection, made a stop at the National Farm Machinery Show, held Feb…
Ford Motor Co. said today that it will expand its global vehicle electrification program to Europe in 2011, starting with the battery-powered Transit Connect. In all, Ford will offer five electric or hybrid vehicles in Europe across its C, C/D…
Apple has admitted that child labour was used at the factories that build its computers, iPods and mobile phones. At least eleven 15-year-old children were discovered to be working last year in three factories which supply Apple. The company did…
Mitsubishi Power Systems Europe (MPSE) is investing £100m in offshore wind turbine research in Britain and will create up to 200 jobs by 2014. The plan is one of several boosts to Britain's wind industry in recent weeks, raising hopes…
The Church of Scotland has branded the decision by Lloyds Banking Group to halt funding to it charitable arm as "unacceptable and shameful". Cutting cash to the Lloyds TSB Foundation in Scotland will bring to an end a 25-year-relationship that…
The head of the Childhood Obesity Foundation says the association of corporations such as McDonald's and Coca-Cola with the Olympics sends an unhealthy message to children. Although Olympic organizers promote physical activity and positive health spinoffs from the games, increased…
